After announcing the list of twenty-three contestants in public yesterday morning, Xiaoshui City’s entire city competition finally ushered in a new record of strange cases this afternoon.
Half an hour before the afternoon lottery was held, the square was already full of people.
Everyone is watching the fun.
The draw of lots means that the candidates for the duel are announced in advance. Although there are fewer players like Bai Xiaoyu and Lin Yan, everyone can still find the battle combinations they are interested in. For example, who will be the first to encounter Mei Jiuxue. ?Who would be lucky enough to fight with the last year's first Dugu Sword Demon? If Mei Xue, the three beauties in Xiaoshui City are now divided into the same group, what kind of scene will it be?
It is these questions that attract everyone, so the square is very lively.
Half an hour passed quietly in the warm conversation between everyone.
On the stage, all the heads of all major sects in Xiaoshui City were also present.
But what surprised everyone again was that the person who walked towards the big redwood table with a glass jar was not Qing Jue, the head of Qingwu Sect, but Qiu Li.
"Everyone, it's less than twenty days since the city competition. Today, our joint organization decided to hold a group lottery ceremony. Originally, the ceremony should have been hosted by Brother Qing Jue, but what I just learned from Qingwumen Brother Qingjue accidentally fell ill and could not come, so I temporarily put it to the lottery to fulfill my duties."
Qiu Li's sound like a bell made everyone in the square hear it clearly.
Everyone then resolved their doubts.
Although some people still don’t understand why the leader Qing Jue, who has super strength, is also sick, since the explanations are all made by Qiu Li, they will naturally not worry about this issue anymore.
After Qiu Li finished speaking, he deliberately or unintentionally glanced at the law enforcement elder who represented the Qingwu Sect among the big figures behind him, sneered in his heart, and said to himself: The head of the sect is dead, and even the body is probably not found yet. , but Qingwu Sect is quite calm and arrogant, the latest chapter of the concubine is going to be arrogant, please don’t worry, your prince.
Qiu Li glanced at the contestants next to him and found that although Mei Xue was there, he could not see Qingfeng. It seemed that Qingwu Sect had decided to temporarily block the news and was working hard to secretly find Qingjue's whereabouts.
Understand that Qingfeng and others must have done useless work. Qiu Li smiled happily in his heart, and felt more and more that Lin Yan, a young man, was good, and he killed the thorn in his eyes.
As the head of Tiansha Sect, he has always had a grudge against Qing Jue.
"This kid Lin Yan will definitely appear by then. Now I will do my duty first."
Thinking of this in his heart, Qiu Li put the glass jar on the mahogany table, pointed to the small white ball and a stack of paper inside and said, "Now, please send representatives from each faction to verify the authenticity of the lottery."
It turns out that the small white ball can be twisted out from the middle, and put a small piece of paper with the player's name in it in advance. After being screwed together, it will be mixed with other balls, so naturally there will be no cheating. .
Now, please ask representatives from major sects to check whether there is any tricky white balls and notes.
This step was going very quickly, and the representatives naturally found no problems.
Then, in front of everyone present, Qiu Li put the note into a small ball, spun it on, and threw it into the glass jar.
The twenty-three small white balls were quickly assembled, and after being mixed by Qiu Li's big hands, there was no way to distinguish them.
"Okay, the group draw will start soon. This city-wide competition is divided into six groups, including four in five groups and three in one group. After the competition officially begins, the previous group will be decided in the form of a group match. Two, 12 people, have entered the next round. As for the rules of the competition in the future, I believe everyone will know clearly before the competition arrives. Okay, without saying much nonsense, the lottery ceremony will begin soon, Please ask our Red Boy.”
Red Boy is a cute girl wearing red clothes that symbolizes good fortune.
Letting an innocent little girl draw lots in group draws is a rule that has been adopted in previous competitions.
Look, a sweetly smiling little girl came on stage and walked to the glass jar, preparing to group each four small balls and divide the contestants into six groups.
Qiu Li retreated aside, his eyes scanned the crowd, looking for Lin Yan's whereabouts.
"Didn't this kid show up after saying that? Why is it now and not here yet?" Qiu Li muttered.
Among the players next to him, Qiu Xiaoman, dressed in fiery red clothes, pouted her cherry mouth and muttered: "It's the turn of that arrogant guy to show off again."
Not far from Qiu Xiaoman, she was wearing a snow-white long skirt, just like the white lotus plum blossoms on the snow-capped mountain, and her eyebrows were slightly frowned. I don’t know if she was worried about whether Lin Yan could appear on time or because the head Qingjue was attacked mysteriously. Things that are still unknown to life and death.
As for the Netherworld Gate camp, Qin Haimeng was wearing black clothes, charming but pure, and was also imagining what image Lin Yan would appear.
The cute little girl stood on tiptoe, her chubby little hand reached into the glass jar, and was about to reach for the ball.
Everyone's hearts were raised to their throats.
Who will be in the same group with whom and which group will become the true group of death will soon be known.
"Please take a step slower."
At this moment, an extremely loud but disharmonious voice suddenly sounded from the crowd on the west side of the square.
Hearing this sentence, Mei Jianxue, Qiu Xiaoman and Qin Haimeng had different expressions.
Mei Jianxue smiled with a smile on her lips, and the natural coldness seemed to melt away suddenly, making the male compatriots standing three feet away shouted curious, but no one understood the real reason why Mei Jianxue suddenly showed such a graceful look. .
Qiu Xiaoman's cherry mouth was pouting higher, and the dimples on his cheek appeared and muttered dissatisfiedly: "The arrogant guy chose to appear at this time. Are you ready to show up?"
Qin Haimeng's expression was obviously relaxed, and said in a low voice that only she could hear: "It seems that the attack and execution have been successful. Well, it's good that I didn't involve me."
Although the three women have different expressions, they all know that Lin Yan finally appeared!
However, when they followed the sound and found a figure squeezing a road and walking quickly towards the stage, they couldn't help but feel surprised.
Not only the three girls, but even the people watching the fun didn't understand why this person interrupted the lottery ceremony. Could it be that he was here to cause trouble? But there was a top-notch expert from Xiaoshuicheng standing on the stage. This person came alone, not seeking death. Is this person's brain a little abnormal?
Compared with this person's clothes, many people believed their judgment and believed that this person was purely a mental illness and went here to make trouble.
"I am coming."
But what the onlookers did not expect was that when the man continued to move forward, he said the second sentence.
It seems very proud and confident.
But it was said from a man with worn clothes and even smelly clothes, messy hair and a sloppy beard.
It seems that this man is like a common middle-aged beggar on the street.
However, everyone had no intention of expelling them, but their eyes kept looking at the man curiously, with a clear look of incredible expression in their eyes.
Because just now, the short three-word sentence "I'm here", when I heard them, it seemed like a sonorous word like gold and stone, full of strong domineeringness and strong confidence!
How could a man similar to a beggar have such aura and momentum?
People who were farther apart from the man didn't understand, and the people who were right next to the man became even more confused.
Just because this man walked along the way, a stern wave gushed in, making them feel as if a mountain was approaching, which made them breathless, and they all automatically made a way out.
An extremely weird scene.
The man attracted the attention of everyone in the audience, but no one dared to really stand up even if it was slightly blocking his steps.
This sloppy man walked to the front of the stage without any obstacles.
Everyone on the stage is full of eye-catching people, no better than those ordinary people. Although they are incredible about this person's clothes and dressing, they understand that this person is definitely not a beggar. They cannot help but become more interested and want to see what this man is from. Why did the lottery ceremony be interrupted?
Anyway, there was a hot-tempered Qiu Li standing in front of the stage, and they were not worried at all.
The first one to speak was Red Boy, this cute little girl.
The girl looked at the weird uncle in the audience with big eyes and asked in a childish voice, "Uncle, what are you going to do?"
Mei Xuexue and Qin Haimeng in the rear of the Taiwan Strait were both covering their mouths and chuckling.
"Hmph, the arrogant guy has already returned from Dragon Island, but he still has to pretend to be hard-working after countless disasters before running out. He is in a mess and sloppy! But now, he is a little sister. I deserve it!” Qiu Xiaoman was talking to himself with hatred.
Qiu Li, who was standing beside him, could only force his smile to suppress his smile, but he also smiled in his heart.
With a voice of "Uncle", he forced the 18-year-old Lin Yan to be at least twenty-eight years old!
Lin Yan was speechless and grinned awkwardly, saying, "Little sister, uncle is going to waste your time."
Fortunately, Lin Yan's white teeth were more friendly when she smiled, so she didn't scare the little loli with her pink makeup and scream.
Lin Yan, regardless of the surprise of everyone on the stage, pressed his hand on the stage, and jumped up and fell lightly onto the stage.
Seeing that he had always come forward, Qiu Li took a step forward, deliberately made a warning posture, and said coldly: "Who is the one who is you, why should you block the lottery ceremony?"
"President Qiu, please prepare another small ball. I will also participate in the lottery group." Lin Yan said calmly.
Although Lin Yan's voice was not loud, everyone in the square was quietly paying attention to the progress of the matter, but they could hear it very clearly.
In an instant, there was a noise around.
"Who, who is this person?"
"A beggar actually shouted to participate in the competition among outstanding young masters. This person is too ignorant, right?"
"That's right, this person seems to be a lot last year, so how can he participate? They want young warriors under the age of thirty!"
Qiu Li acted in the end, and did not forget to be ashamed and said coldly with an impatient expression: "Who is your lord? If you don't tell your identity and origin, don't blame me Qiu for being rude!"
When he heard this, the unknown people in the audience became even more lively. He wished to enjoy a free drama of "beggars shattered the stage and were beaten up" while watching the lottery ceremony.